Spacion surveyor pushing a ground-penetrating radar cart along a residential pavement marked with utility paint

PAS 128 Utility Surveys

Underground utility detection and mapping for planning, design and construction, combining records, electromagnetic location and GPR to the required PAS 128 survey type and quality level.

01/What we deliver

Clear utility information ready for your project team.

Outputs are agreed around the project brief, existing information and intended use of the data.

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  • 012D and 3D GPR utility surveysCoordinated underground utility information in DWG and PDF.
  • 023D AutoCAD utility drawingTypically at 1:200 unless project requirements dictate otherwise.
  • 03PAS 128 utility survey reportMethodology, findings and achieved PAS 128 classification.
02/PAS 128 quality levels

From records search to intrusive verification.

The required survey type is agreed around the project brief, with achieved quality levels recorded against the findings.

QL-D

Desktop records

Existing utility records reviewed to establish known services.

QL-C

Site reconnaissance

Visible surface evidence and utility features used to improve understanding.

QL-B

Detection survey

GPR and electromagnetic locating used to detect and map buried utilities.

QL-A

Verification

Utility position physically verified where intrusive confirmation is required.

03/Typical detectable features

Utilities and subsurface features in one coordinated survey.

Sample Spacion topographical and PAS 128 utility survey drawing at 1:200, with colour-coded utility routes, legends and title block
  • 01
    Electricity and telecommunications
  • 02
    Water and gas
  • 03
    Drainage and sewer routes
  • 04
    Ducts and cable routes
  • 05
    Culverts, tanks and voids
  • 06
    Other detectable subsurface features
05/Discuss your project

Discuss your PAS 128 utility survey requirements.

Tell us about the site, required survey type, available records and how the information will be used. We will recommend the survey approach and deliverables.